†Protomarctus optatus Matthew 1924
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Tomarctus optatus
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1924. Third contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 50:59-210
Belongs to Protomarctus according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Matthew 1924 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Thomson Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Sheep Creek Formation of Nebraska
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (27: California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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